Senior Contract and Fuel Analyst - EP65046504
City of Denton
Job Description
Title: Senior Contract and Fuel Analyst
Position ID: EP6504
Department/Division: Electric/Power Supply Administration
Reports to: Energy Market Manager
FLSA Designation: Exempt
Safety Sensitive: No
DOT: No
Definition: Under minimal supervision, leads a variety of tasks related to; the purchase, sale and transportation of fuels used for electric power generation; the purchase, sale, and
transportation of electrical energy and capacity; and associated fuel risk management activities.
Essential Job Functions:
Provides thought leadership to; track, forecast, and report fuel related market conditions; fuel market trends; and fuel market prices. Monitors ERCOT transmission congestion and determines
impacts to DME’s energy related fuel schedules
Provides thought leadership to determine and analyze electric energy usage and how this translates into, fuel consumption, fuel projections, and maintaining optimal fuel inventory levels.
Plans and evaluates wholesale power and/or fuel supply and transportation alternatives
Provides oversight and responsibility for all phases of a fuel and a wholesale power contract; including origination, bidding, requests for proposals, specifications, selection process,
documentation, monitoring and contract compliance, resolution of contract performance, and contractual conflicts or discrepancies, transportation, and fuel price escalation contracts.
Provides accounting support for invoice reconciliation
Coordinates with the City's partners on fuel management and unit dispatching activities for jointly owned facilities. Provides technical expertise and participates in the ERCOT market
design and development process, for fuel related issues
Designs and implements fuel price escalation insurance strategies utilizing approved financial instruments. Manages a portfolio of approved financial instruments for fuel price escalation
insurance. Minimizes wholesale power and fuel costs through financial risk management activities
Develops and implements marketing plans for excess generation capacity and energy. Develops marketable wholesale energy products and related pricing terms
Designs and executes power purchases and sales through the energy management organization. Maximizes profits through off-system sales of excess electrical capacity and energy
Applies new technologies to improve processes and communications
Provides thought leadership in defining the requirements for wholesale power, fuel supply and fuel management performance reporting
Performs and markets energy management functions and services
Additional Duties:
Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications / Acceptable Equivalency:
A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, or in a field related to the position with 8 years of related work experience
OR
A Master’s Degree in a related field or a CPA may be substituted for two (2) years of related work experience
Competencies:
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the
job can be performed
Knowledge of City of Denton’s and DME’s contracts processes and procedures
Knowledge of wholesale fuel and electric markets and evolving industry and regulatory developments, both nationally and in Texas
Knowledge of DME’s wholesale fuel and energy requirements
Knowledge of the impacts of recent deregulation trends in the fuel and energy markets
Knowledge of systems used to forecast, evaluate and transact business in the wholesale fuel and energy markets
Knowledge of applicable processes, techniques, and methods
Knowledge of Federal, State, Local laws, and ordinances governing fuel and energy markets
Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles
Skill in oral and written communication
Skill in handling conflict resolution
Skill in using computers and related software applications
Skill in data analysis and problem solving
Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities
Ability to train others
Ability to quickly recognize and analyze irregular events
Ability to perform job functions and assignments as part of a project team
Operation of the following equipment: Personal computer with Windows operating system, Microsoft Office (applications for word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations),
and Microsoft Outlook email system
Conditions of Employment:
Must have a valid Class “C” Driver’s License prior to employment (must obtain Texas Class “C” driver’s license within 30 days of hire per state law)
Must pass a drug test, driver’s license check, criminal history background check, and social security number verification check
Preferences:
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Physical Requirements:
Overall Strength Demands: The bold and italicized word describes the overall strength demand of the functions performed by the incumbent during a typical workday.
Sedentary – lifting no more than 10 pounds
Light – lifting no more than 20 pounds; carry up to 10 pounds
Medium – lifting no more than 50 pounds, carry up to 25 pounds
Heavy – lifting no more than 100 pounds, carry up to 50 pounds
Very Heavy – lifting more than 100 pounds, carry more than 50 pounds
Physical Demand Codes: The following describes if the incumbent is expected to exert the following physical demands during a typical workday and the overall frequency.
Codes for “how often”:
Y = Yes
N = No
E = extensive (100-70%)
M = moderate (60-30%)
I = infrequent (20-10%)
A = almost never (<10%)
Task: Code:
Standing: M
Sitting: M
Walking: M
Lifting: A
Carrying: I
Pushing/Pulling: A
Overhead Work: A
Fine Dexterity: M
Kneeling: A
Crouching: A
Crawling: A
Bending: I
Twisting: I
Climbing: A
Balancing: A
Vision: Y
Hearing: Y
Talking: Y
Video Display: Y
Other:
Machines, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids:
The essential functions of this position require the use of a telephone and computer.
Environmental Factors:
This position is required to work indoors in environmentally controlled areas.
This job description is not an employment agreement, contract agreement, or contract. Management has exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.
Effective Date: 10/1/2013
Revision Date: 8/12/2013